Entries tagged with “Blue Ridge” from Malt & Barley Chronicles

Links (and some context) saved up over many months... this time, mostly from the treehugg(er)ing side of the tracks.

• Sierra Nevada takes the green initiative to create ethanol from brewing waste materials and install electric car chargers at employee parking lots.
• Discovery Network's "Planet Green" offers tips on how to drink green, though in an annoying multi-page format.
• Even the Dear Leader has entered the beer exporting game -- though I won't be seeking out Taedonggang any time soon.
• Killing two birds with one stone -- go green and protect yourself (and others) by walking to the pub.
• And when you get to the pub, your "pint" glass should be a proper pint, not some thick-bottomed rip-off.
• Appalachia moves on from backwoods distilling to microbrewing -- a handy guide for my end-of-year road trip!
• No green conversation is complete without some preaching to the choir about localism.
• And finally, for this back-to-school season, a two-part round-up of "college town breweries" with high-quality green(ish) brews, including many past favorites here at the Chronicles.